Chest
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A 44-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of chest pain located around his lower thoracic spine with deep inspiration for 6 months. He denied having any cough, dyspnea, fever, or weight loss. ⋯ He was a nonsmoker, without any other personal or familial medical history. He had been examined at some hospitals, but the cause had not been determined.
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An 84-year-old woman presented to the interventional pulmonary clinic for evaluation of a right middle lobe lung mass. Her medical history was notable for atrial fibrillation on rivaroxaban and recurrent bilateral breast cancer that had required multiple lumpectomies, radiation, and chemotherapy. She is a former smoker of five-pack years. ⋯ She was seen by a pulmonologist as an outpatient and underwent bronchoscopy with BAL and bronchial brushing for concerns of malignancy. The results were not diagnostic. She was then referred to the interventional pulmonary service for further evaluation.